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Bug 130539

Summary: Rename project doesn't check for illegal chars
Product: javaee Reporter: Dan Kolar <dkolar>
Component: Web ProjectAssignee: David Konecny <dkonecny>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX    
Severity: blocker CC: dkonecny
Priority: P4    
Version: 6.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: Windows XP   
Issue Type: DEFECT Exception Reporter:

Description Dan Kolar 2008-03-19 15:54:01 UTC
Product Version: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 080318)
Java: 1.6.0_05; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 10.0-b19
System: Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86; Cp1250; cs_CZ (nb)

1) Create new web project
2) Invoke Rename project
3) Check "Also Rename Project Folder"
4) Use chars ({})*
5) Rename

Project is renamed, but folder doesn't, as contains illegal chars for windows files.
Comment 1 Petr Pisl 2008-03-25 13:42:22 UTC
This is not issue of refactoring, but issue of the project itself -> changing the subcomponent. 
Comment 2 Jiri Prox 2008-04-11 01:13:19 UTC
moving opened issues from TM <= 6.1 to TM=Dev
Comment 3 Jayashri Visvanathan 2008-12-24 05:22:35 UTC
*** Issue 130550 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 4 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 08:55:25 UTC
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue.

Thanks for your cooperation,
NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss